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defer to — de ˈfer to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they defer to he/she/it defers to present participle deferring to past tense deferred to … Useful english dictionary
defer — de‧fer [dɪˈfɜː ǁ ˈfɜːr] verb deferred PTandPPX deferring PRESPARTX [transitive] to delay something until a later time or date: • The president may defer decisions on future defense spending cuts. • Further discussion on the proposal will be… … Financial and business terms
defer — defer1 deferrer, n. /di ferr /, v., deferred, deferring. v.t. 1. to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time: The decision has been deferred by the board until next week. 2. to exempt temporarily from induction into military service … Universalium
defer, delay, postpone — Each of these words implies keeping or preventing something from happening until a later time: I recommend that we defer (or delay or postpone) this action to our next meeting. To defer is to make a decision to do something later: I shall defer… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
defer — I de•fer [[t]dɪˈfɜr[/t]] v. t. ferred, fer•ring 1) to postpone; delay 2) mil to exempt temporarily from induction into military service • Etymology: 1325–75; ME deferren, var. of differren to differ de•fer′rer, n. syn: defer, delay, postpone… … From formal English to slang
defer — de|fer [dıˈfə: US ˈfə:r] v past tense and past participle deferred present participle deferring [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: différer, from Latin differre to delay, be different . defer to 1400 1500 French déférer, from Late Latin… … Dictionary of contemporary English
defer — UK [dɪˈfɜː(r)] / US [dɪˈfɜr] verb [transitive] Word forms defer : present tense I/you/we/they defer he/she/it defers present participle deferring past tense deferred past participle deferred to arrange for something to happen at a later time than … English dictionary
defer — verb deferred, deferring (T) to delay something until a later date: Let s defer the decision for a few weeks. defer to sb/sth phrasal verb (T) formal to agree to accept someone s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
defer — de|fer [ dı fɜr ] verb transitive to arrange for something to happen at a later time than you had planned: POSTPONE de fer to phrasal verb transitive FORMAL to accept someone s opinion or decision, especially because you respect them: I will… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
defer — [dɪˈfɜː] verb [T] to arrange for something to happen later than you had planned Syn: postpone … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
